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2.18.2011

Happy Happy Happy Friday

Oh, MAN. What an awesome day, and it's only noon!

Remember that whole thing about me being excited that Radiohead has a new album coming out tomorrow? It was released a day EARLY. Which means I've been listening to it for the last FOUR HOURS, which means I am VERY HAPPY.

(Of course it's fantastic. It's Radiohead. For fans, that's guarantee enough. I never have any doubt.)

There's also a new video for "Lotus Flower," which features My Celebrity Boyfriend Thom Yorke doing his trademark peculiar dancing. In a cool hat. Did I mention that I'm happy?

Because I am.

VERY happy.

In fact, if I didn't have that library event thingy this afternoon, I'd take the entire day off as a holiday. I'd put The King of Limbs on my iPod, go to the park with a cozy blanket and a bottle of sparkling water and a box of chocolate truffles, and pretend that I'm a beautiful princess who has been given the scared gift of music.

Or something like that.

In other happy news — and this is what I alluded to at the end of my last post — Anna and the French Kiss won two Smoochies! The Smoochies are an online awards show in their second year, organized by authors Josh Berk and Heidi R. Kling. They honor the best kissing scenes in YA literature, and it's voted on by readers like yourself.

So . . . THANK YOU!!!

There are three categories, and Anna and Étienne snagged the two they were nominated for:

I loved Hush, Hush, and I'm excited to read Crescendo. I'm glad to hear that Patch and Nora's kissing scenes are still smokin' hot! Becca and I both filmed videos for the show, which you can see here:

It's a long video, so if you're short on time and want to hear what Real Me sounds like, I'm at 11:40.

And you aren't mistaken. That is, indeed, my internet video debut. I'm not not not a fan of video cameras (strong emphasis on the not not not), but I'm DEFINITELY a fan of kissing awards! So thank you again to everyone who voted for my novel. I'm sincere when I say that it's very, very gratifying to be recognized for the scenes that I work on the hardest.

I hope you all have a fantastic weekend. I'm off to watch the Radiohead video get ready for the library event!*

25 comments:

Even happier I forgot my ipod & earbuds today. But I am leaving early today to go visit my friends up in Cave Creek, so that is good about today. And last night I went to a French restaurant in Scottsdale & celebrated our 1 year Europe anniversary. Good luck on your event & I hope you have a happy weekend!

While I may not be having as happy a day as you, it IS Friday (payday), beautiful weather, and I got my Thin Mints.....pretty good day I'd say. Also, I did love the Smoochies video. Fun. (and like video cameras or not, you are adorable) : )

Happy Library Thing!!! (jealous that our library is too far away, and we probably couldn't afford a big star like you.....but what if I helped hook you up with OTHER libraries in the area.....Hmmm? Who would I have to talk to about THAT?)

Congrats on the award wins! My cuz is in love with ANNA and I won it in a contest so I can finally read it! As for your celeb crush and the dancing...who doesn't look awesome dancing in a bowler hat???

That's awesome! Yes, yes, all of it, Thom and the album and the fact that you can even contemplate going to a park right now, because here it's six below and all the parks are smothered in old, grey snow, but mostly the fact that you won such a suavely named award. The queen of smooching. Her royal smoochiness. The smoochess of York. That's you! Congrats!

Congrats on the Smoochie! :) I thought your video was great, especially the beginning. I love the new Radiohead video!!! The album is amazeing too! Thanks for Tweeting about it this morning or I would still be waiting until tomorrow. Soooo What is your favorite Radiohead album?? Song??

Hi Stephanie! This has nothing to do with your blog post, but I have to say this and Twitter is so *limiting* with that... limit. I LOVE Anna and the French Kiss, just to say that again, with its perfect blend of fun and serious. I could go on and on about it, and I probably will, to anyone who will - or won't - listen. But after browsing through your website and blog, I'm even more excited about the sequels, because I totally love your style! I'm glad about Isla having her own book because the little we saw of her in Anna intrigued me - I do hope it's the same Isla?

And a huge YES to "adults who aren't afraid to admit that teen books are awesome". I'm proud to say I'm one of those!

Hey Stephanie :)Your novel is beyond beautiful & it's my staff pick at the bookstore that I work in. My goal is to recommend it to as many people as possible! LOL.

I just wanted to tell you that (if you haven't heard it already), a new adaptation of the Three Musketeers is coming out in October 2011 with Orlando Bloom & Matt Macfayden. I know how much you love him & period pieces with incredible costumes! So this is a friendly FYI :) -Alexandra

Hi, there! I'm Steph, and I wrote ANNA AND THE FRENCH KISS, LOLA AND THE BOY NEXT DOOR, and ISLA AND THE HAPPILY EVER AFTER. I also edited the romantic holiday anthology MY TRUE LOVE GAVE TO ME and the upcoming SUMMER DAYS & SUMMER NIGHTS.